conn laws

[cnyankee]

my neice visited my in cali a few months ago and took her shooting and she liked it. now i will be visiting her and other relatives in conn this summer and want to bring some of my guns and go shooting with her and other neices and nephews(hopefully get a few addicted). i know what i need to do as far as air travel goes but once im on the ground what are the dos and donts as far as conn law goes. im not going to bring all my guns but here is a list of what i have to date. any i should avoid bringing, transporting in a car, etc.. i want to be legal. also when does conn pheasant season start


Beretta Xtrema2
Ruger10/22
Stoeger(condor)12gauge o/u
M1A
S&W 686+
S&W 460xbr
Browningbuckmark22
XD45ACP
Marlin 1894(357)
Thompson Black Diamond
Thompson Encore Pro Hunter 308
Thompson Encore Pro Hunter 460
Marlin 1895 guide 45-70

 

[Len-2A Training]

cnyankee,

I am NOT an expert on CT gun law, so I caution you to check out the authoritative sources before venturing there:

- CT Gun Laws: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/pub/Chap529.htm

- Coalition of CT Sportsmen: http://www.ctsportsmen.com/

- Unofficial compendium of gun laws: http://www.handgunlaw.us/

Now for some "personal opinions":

- Shortly after I joined the PD I bought a Colt Trooper as my duty gun. I had wanted to bring it to Colt in Hartford to have them do a trigger job on it. I was cautioned (by knowledgeable people) that even though I was a PO, this could be risky to travel in CT with a handgun and no CT CCW. I thus never did it. This was late 1970s-early 1980s.

- A year or two ago I noticed an interesting defensive handgun course being offered in CT. I then checked the CT laws and queried the CT sponsors. Confirmed my suspicions that ONLY under the very narrowest circumstances could I safely bring my own guns to such a course. IIRC, CT law ONLY allows unlicensed non-residents to bring guns to an NRA (or one other nationally recognized org) match! The CT sponsor even provides their guns for the visiting trainer to use in the course!! [Contrast: In MA, any "match" will do, so we use this loophole for Jim Conway's NEShooters.com training by providing such a letter to Non-Residents.]

- Some long guns are banned in CT. Make sure what you bring is OK there.

Good luck and I hope this is helpful.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Just mail order a Conn carry permit and many, but not all, problems go away.